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Main types:
Simple gear train: one gear per
shaft
Gear Ratio
+ : Internal gearing
- : External gearing
Simple Gear Train
- -
Intermediate gears
Odd Even
Input :Output motion Alike Opposite
Intermediate gears are called idlers in SGT as they do not affect the speed ratio of the
gear train. They are primarily used to;
(a) Connect gears with large center distance
(b) To obtain the desired direction for the driven
Compound Gear Train
The compound gears are rigidly fixed to the shaft,
hence have the same speed.
- - -
(-1)pairs
Reverted Gear Train
Epicyclic Gear Train
The axes of the shafts over which the gears are mounted may
move relative to the fixed axis.
The gear B meshes with gear A, and has its axis on the arm
at O2 about which it can rotate.
If the gear A is fixed and the arm is rotated about O1 then the gear B is forced to
rotate upon and around gear A. Such a motion is called epicyclic (epi: upon; cyclic:around)
EGTs are useful for transmitting high speed ratios with gears of moderate size
.backgear of lathe; Differential gears of automobiles, wrist watches
Epicyclic Gear Train
Sun (Center)
Epicyclic Gear Train
Speed ratio: Algebraic method; Tabular method
The motion of each element of the EGT relative to the arm is written in the form of equations
Anticlockwise: +
Clockwise: -
Epicyclic Gear Train: Problem-1
# Find the number of teeth of C and the speed & sense of rotation of C?
Epicyclic Gear Train: Problem-1
tA= 150; tB=25; tD=40; NA=0; Narm =100 CL =-100
NC=?
Geometry:
dA/2 = dB + dC + dD/2
tA/2 = tB + tC + tD/2
75=25+tC+20 tC=30
# Find the speed and direction of wheel D when wheel A is fixed and arm F makes 200rpm
clockwise.
Epicyclic Gear Train: Problem-2
tA= 80; tC=72; tD=48
NA=0; Narm =200 CL =-200
Note: NB=NC due to compound shaft; ND?
Geometry:
rA + rB = rC + rD
tA + tB = tC + tD
tB = 40
Note NC= NB
When the rotating parts of an epicyclic There are no losses in power transmission,
gear train have uniform speeds, i.e., zero i.e., there are no internal friction losses at
angular acceleration, then the gear train the bearings and at the contact surfaces. In
is kept in equilibrium by three externally other words, the net energy dissipated by the
applied torques. The net (external) gear train is zero.
torque applied must be zero.
Torques in Epicyclic Gear Train: Problem 2
Shown is a compound epicyclic
gear train in which two gears S1
and S2 are integral with the
Input shaft B. The arm A2 is
integral with the output shaft, C.
Find:
The speed and torque at the
Arm output shaft
A1 The torque required to hold the
internal gear I1.
Inp:B S1 P1 I1 A1 I2 P2 S2 A2/C
Teeth 26 31 88 83 26 31
(T)
Speed 1000 1000 0 1000
(N) CCL CCL CCL
Find:
The speed and torque at the output
shaft
The torque required to hold the
internal gear I1.
I1 P1 A1
S1
Torques in Epicyclic Gear Train: Problem 2
The input power on the shaft B is 10.47
kW at 1000 rpm (CCL).
Find:
The speed and torque at the output
shaft
I2 P2 S2
Torques in Epicyclic Gear Train: Problem 2
The input power on the shaft B is 10.47
kW at 1000 rpm (CCL).
Find:
The speed and torque at the output
shaft
Bevel gears are used for high speed reduction with fewer gears.
The method applicable for EGT with spur gears is also applicable for EGT with bevel gears
with some change:
For those gears whose axes are inclined to the main axis, the terms clockwise and
anticlockwise are not applicable, because direction of rotation for different gears ought to
be with respect to the same axis.
Epicyclic Gear Train with Bevel Gear: Problem 1
The figure shows an epicyclic bevel GT (Humpages reduction gear) in which the gear B is
connected to the input shaft, and gear F is connected to the output shaft.
The Arm (A), carrying the compound wheels D & E, turns freely on the output shaft.
If the input speed is 1000 rpm CCL (seen from the right), determine the speed of the
output shaft, when:
I: gear C is fixed
II: gear C is rotated at 10 rpm CCL.
Epicyclic Gear Train with Bevel Gear: Problem 1
NB = 1000 rpm CCL, determine NF, when:
I: gear C is fixed
II: gear C is rotated at 10 rpm CCL.
2 1
C D B
F E To find NF, find NE
3 to find which, find ND
Epicyclic Gear Train with Bevel Gear: Problem 1
NB = 1000 rpm CCL, determine NF, when:
I: gear C is fixed
II: gear C is rotated at 10 rpm CCL.
2 1
C D B
F E
3